āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§
at an earlier point in time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had worked in that department before.
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stood before, waiting for the others to catch up.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻ
āύā§āϝāϰāĻž āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
01
āĻāĻā§, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§
ahead of something else in a sequence or order
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Your name is before mine in the phonebook.
āĻĢā§āύāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He always wakes up before sunrise.
03
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§
in front of or ahead of something or someone in space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stood before the mirror, carefully adjusting her hair.
āϏ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He values honesty before all else.
āϏ⧠āϏāϤāϤāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4.1
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§, āĻāĻā§
in preference to another option, often implying the alternative is undesirable or unacceptable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They would face defeat before abandoning their beliefs.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
05
āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§
under the authority or judgment of a higher power or body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stood before the council to present his proposal.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
06
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§
in front of others for a performance, presentation, or similar purpose
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The orchestra performed before a large crowd.
āĻ
āϰā§āĻā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ
used to indicate confronting something directly, often in a challenging or significant way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The council faced the challenge of improving the economy before them.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώāĻĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The options are laid before you for decision.
āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Great challenges lie before us in the next few months.
āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
10
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ
in relation to or with regard to a specific issue, subject, or moral consideration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His conduct was a matter of great importance before society.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ
under the effect or control of a strong force or event
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tree fell before the strength of the wind.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
12
āĻāĻā§
prior to any subtractions, deductions, or changes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The salary before tax is $4,000 per month.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϤāύ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠$4,000āĨ¤
before
01
āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§
used to indicate that one event happens earlier than another event in time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I will call you before I go to bed tonight.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢā§āύ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻā§, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§
used to show that one action is preferred over another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I would rather walk before I take the bus.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§
used to show that something happens sooner or faster than expected
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The train will arrive before you even realize it.
āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāϏāĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻā§, āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž
used to express the time leading up to a certain event or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was nât until the last moment before we could submit our project.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻļā§āώ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
05
āĻāĻā§, āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
used to indicate that something is done to ensure that a particular situation does not occur
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Leave the door open before the dog escapes.
āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻž āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Finish your chores before I tell your parents!
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰā§!
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team must practice before they can compete in the tournament.
āĻĻāϞāĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Before
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The before of the meeting was filled with brief introductions.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
an image, condition, or situation that shows the state prior to a specified treatment or change
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I prefer the befores in these makeover shows, as they often look more natural.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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